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15 Howard St, Dover Gardens SA 5048

House

$690,000

Last sold

2 June 2022

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

427 m²

Land

111 m²

Building

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What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $690,000 (2 June 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Dover Gardens (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,129/m² of land (n=77). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned General Neighbourhood (GN) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 30 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.

Price evidence

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$690,000

2 June 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Dover Gardens (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,129/m² of land (n=77). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Dover Gardens at a glance

3,310

People

$1,030,000

Median sale

$622/wk

Median rent

3.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Dover Gardens report →

Vs Dover Gardens

-33.0%

Median sale

Suburb $1,030,000

+1.55 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.14%

Suburb median $1,030,000 from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

General Neighbourhood

GN

Jurisdiction

Marion

Marion, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Not detected

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 102643918*

Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.

Site

Terrain

Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.

Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.

Flood, bushfire and heritage

i

Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not retrieved

Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$690,0002 June 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted8 May 2022
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted8 May 2022

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

SA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: low

Zoned General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 425 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $622/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

Read more

Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

Evidence

What is known for this property

Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownlow

    Zoned General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 425 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Knownmedium

    No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Knownmedium

    No development applications were returned for this parcel. That is not a statement about nearby lots.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    Statutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Area

Dover Gardens in one glance

Dover Gardens at a glance

3,310

People

$1,030,000

Median sale

$622/wk

Median rent

3.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Dover Gardens report →

Keep researching

  • Why Dover Gardens? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Dover Gardens →
  • Other records on Howard St →

Listing material

Listed by Magain Real Estate

Perfectly updated on a corner block in an ideal location!

Contact Cain Dover for viewing times.

As soon as you arrive at 15 Howard Street, you will appreciate the quiet, family friendly street and large 427sqm corner block, not only do you have an ideal location close to Westfield Marion shopping centre, swimming centre, Brighton and Seacliff beaches, and sought after schools, Flinders University and Medical Centre, but you are also just a moments walk to local winery, Patritti and local parks.

Everything that you could want at your fingertips to grow into the sought after Dover Gardens neighbourhood.

Read the full description

In addition to having the ideal location you also have ample privacy, with new 25m colourbond fencing at the front of the property. With a single carport you either have room for 2 more cars or a game of front yard cricket, here, you have the space for options!

As soon as you step foot into the property you will fall in love with the large, low maintenance front yard, garden beds and lush manicured grass, which make a fantastic contrast to the fresh tranquil retreat render, monument roof and updated porch tiles.

Heading into the home you will appreciate the attention this 60s built home has received over the years and recently.

The Master bedroom features a built-in robe, upgraded down-lights and a ceiling fan, in addition, bedrooms 2 and 3 both generous in size have also received upgraded LED down-lights. All bedrooms have updated carpets.

Heading into the living area you are met with stunning oak floorboards and the textured glass sliding doors which separate the dining areas and hallway, with a large 6kw split Mitsubishi system. The living room will be your favourite space in the home with dimmable down-lights, a ceiling fan, fresh paint and a large front window which you can overlook your freshly landscaped yard.

Flowing from the living is the dining space and kitchen, with a new stainless steel range hood sitting above the gas cooktop, new bench-top, sink, tap wear and upgraded storage, this kitchen is just waiting for you to begin cooking up a storm.

The bathroom has also received a facelift, with a new large shower head, tap wear and updated toilet.

Heading outside is the generous sized laundry, and the rear patio provides an outdoor entertaining space, access to the rear garden shed and carport.

Key features:

3 bedrooms

1 bathroom

Double brick build

Fresh landscaping

Torrens titled, 427 sqm corner block

Large secure private yard

3 car spaces

School zones: Seaview High School

Walking distance to Westfield Marion

5 minute drive to Brighton and Seacliff beaches

25 minute drive to the CBD

Close to public transport

Listing description written by Cain Dover, Magain Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Secure Parking
  • Toilets: 1
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